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[axemeaquestion]

[Ayup, new arrival over here. A youngish woman's settled the camera somewhere where she can stare at it. Sitting on a bed, half her face in her hand. She's looking worse for wear--bruises here and bandages there and some caked blood and/or possibly vomit on that what-once-was-a-really-nice Depeche Mode shirt over there too

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[candyasss]

[Whoa.

You know how long it's been since he's seen that face of yours, Ro? Too damn long.

Just studying for a minute--making sure you're not too injured or anything, no missing limbs or shit, he didn't know.]

Rochelle? Sweetheart, that you? You're a sight for sore eyes, y'know.

video;

[axemeaquestion]

[And Nick's a sight from probably an hour ago since she arrived. But no, she just looked like the usual. Most of that blood wasn't hers.]

Nick?

[Whoax2.]

Okay, please tell me I didn't hit my head this hard getting on the helicopter.

[STILL REALLY TIRED, but actually kind of happy to see a familiar face. Even if it's Colonel Sanders and his band of douchebaggery.]

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[candyasss]

Not exactly...

[Figures you're gonna think he's crazy either way...]

Look, this might sound a little unbelievable, what I'm gonna tell ya.

You want me to do it here, right now, or meet up with you somewhere?

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[axemeaquestion]

---a LITTLE?

[It wasn't so much that Nick sounded crazy, but that she was 73.5% sure that he was a hallucination or a dream.]

They said I... shouldn't leave...

[Sounding/looking like she's having a hard time trying to get all this, for obvious reasons.]

[video]

[zthelastgirl]

Yeeeeah, you're actually in Canada, now.

[video]

[axemeaquestion]

Yeah, they told me that pa--

[wait]

Zoey?

[video]

[zthelastgirl]

[Sorry, Ro. This one hasn't gotten her canon update yet. She looks a little confused, her eyes shifting away from the camera briefly.]

Uh, yeah. Do I... know you?

[video]

[axemeaquestion]

[Wait, what. Okay, Rochelle is going to assume you don't remember her. Apocalypses keep you busy, you forget certain details... right?]

I... I'm Rochelle, remember? You helped us get a racecar across a bridge?

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[likes_jerky]

You're lookin' a little lost there! [Kind of laughing, because, hey! He remembers that feeling a little!

Oh wait, bandages and blood.]

You hurt or something?

video;

[axemeaquestion]

[Oh. Oh, you know what. That's so FUNNY. Look how amused she is.

Just have a look, like, really?]

video;

[likes_jerky]

[oh.

okay, okay, not laughing anymore... much.]

Well, dunno where you were before, but you're in Canada now. I was in... uhh, Europe, killin' Russkies and then before I knew it, I was on some kinda baseball diamond.

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[axemeaquestion]

Uh.

Zombies in New Orleans.

[callunaelectra]

Actually, you're in Canada. Was there a greeter to talk to you where you showed up? [ Well, that wasn't very helpful. After a few moments, the video feed clicks on, showing Heather's somewhat standard, sullen expression.

-oh damn, she knows that look. WELCOME FELLOW SURVIVALBUDDY ]

...hey, are you okay?

[axemeaquestion]

Well, the Kansas thing was me TRYING to make a joke, but... I take it I'm not in New Orleans either, am I?

Yeah, they told me. They're telling me to wait out the night here for... some reason...

[Oh hey, fellow survivalbuddy. WHAT'S UP, SISTER.]

Physically? Everything's still attached, but...

[callunaelectra]

Oh, right... Wizard of Oz, huh? [ See those huge bags under Cheryl's eyes? That's probably why she's not exactly joking around right now.

Still, she offers a quick (if not strained) smile before moving on. ]

Uh, you probably want to do that. It's... stuff happens at night. [ Grimace. This isn't a very good euphemism, huh. ] Ever seen Dawn of the Dead?

[axemeaquestion]

Yeah, kinda...

[Yup, Ro can tell. Her sense of humor was nonexistent in the first place, but noticing those bags she drops any other sorts of attempted dry humor. Rochelle doesn't have too much in the bags-under-her-eyes department... or, at least. She HOPES not.]

Yeah?

[Waiting for the up-and-coming explanation.]

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[mentis_reae]

You're in a safe location, I assume?

[voice]

[axemeaquestion]

Unless this is some really elaborate hallucination, that's what they told me.

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

To the best of my knowledge, it is not. What else have you been told?

[voice]

[axemeaquestion]

Oh. Yay?

Uh... don't go out 'til morning, grand explanation, kind of... I'm still trying to figure out what the hell just happened.